Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary
"The Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary presents an exciting new rainforest book, designed and conceived in the rainforest and dedicated to its preservation. The book contains concise accounts of the various uses to which prominent Amazonian plants are put by the local rainforest inhabitants. Although emphasis is placed on plant foods and forest medicines, there is also commentary on other relevant applications, including natural artifacts, house construction, natural pesticides, and ornamenta…
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- Full title :Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary.
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"The Amazonian Ethnobotanical Dictionary presents an exciting new rainforest book, designed and conceived in the rainforest and dedicated to its preservation. The book contains concise accounts of the various uses to which prominent Amazonian plants are put by the local rainforest inhabitants. Although emphasis is placed on plant foods and forest medicines, there is also commentary on other relevant applications, including natural artifacts, house construction, natural pesticides, and ornamental and fodder plants. More than 1,000 species are covered and over 200 illustrated. An index to Spanish and English names leads to the scientific name, and the index to plants provides its medicinal application. There are even suggestions on how to eat palm grubs and how to make an Amazonian salad dressing. All royalties from the book are donated to the Amazonian Center for Environmental Education and Research (ACEER) in order to continue its preservation of one of the world's most diverse forests."--Provided by publisher
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- Publication Date:2018.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):CRC Press
- Place of Publication:Milton
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2018.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (222 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781351467339, 1351467336, 9781351467322, 1351467328, 9781351467315, 135146731X
- DOI:10.1201/9781315137193
- oclc:on1023530435
- LC Classification:GN564.P4 .D854 1994
- Dewey Decimal:581.6/1/098543
Table of Contents
Introduction -- Alphabetical Listing of Plants -- Index of Common Names -- Medicinal Index -- Major References.
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